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Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, experts say.

How much will deadly heat cost European societies in the coming decades – not only in lives lost but in economic welfare terms? A recent paper from the EXHAUSTION project “What are the costs of heat spell mortality in Europe’s urban areas up to 2050?” addresses that question. 

European farmers can reduce agriculture climate emissions by 40 percent while also reducing pressure on biodiversity and maintaining current levels of food production, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. 

Global fossil co₂ emissions are projected to rise 1.1% in 2025, and are now 10% higher than in 2015, ten years since the Paris Agreement was adopted. 

Unilateral trade measures – such as the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) –is one of the controversial topics on the agenda at COP30 in Belém. What is it about? And how is CBAM viewed both from the EU and from India, one of CBAM’s strongest opponents.

Christine Tørklep is currently Division Director at Forskningsrådet and has previously served as Head of Sustainable Investments at Storebrand. 

The climate effect of nitrogen emissions is uncertain, according to a new study led by CICERO and published in Nature. Increased knowledge is crucial before introducing new zero carbon-fuel technologies on a large scale. 

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has completed its selection of authors to their seventh assessment report. CICERO will contribute with six authors and one review editor to the world’s most comprehensive and widely used climate assessment.

As the world faces rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, the health impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly urgent. Against this backdrop, more than 200 international researchers, policymakers, and experts on climate and health will convene in Tallinn, Estonia, from 16 to 18 October 2025 for ENBEL2025 — the second edition of the transdisciplinary conference on Connecting Health and Climate Change.

Heat is an evident cause of mortality among people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, with higher risks when combined with exposure to air pollution. Kristin Aunan, research director and climate scientist at CICERO, and her team have extensively studied these effects and evaluated equitable interventions to reduce their impacts.

Today, there are separate early warning systems for extreme heat and air pollution in India. A new project will assess exposure and health impacts from concurrent extreme heat and air pollution in Delhi and Kolkata and work to make a joint early warning system for both these challenges.